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1 FOR SALE .So. 1 R.t.eh. 4 a.tes I PH! m m . 1 alf.Ifi. M..ii. ..J j v.al- r, f. i. . 1 In live I r M 1 M I.. M.I Ml.. H. iiiai.ir, ll'l N. H M tl, r H. . - L3 1 FOH SALfc. Jer.sey Dairy Hera, dairy outfit, wngons, horses, farm tools, surrey, liotiNehold jjooils, uri'li:i:'t-r can rent ranch, $2u0 a year. Plenty feed. Sells $lriO butter per inoiilli. Pascoe. 110 N. 'enter st. ONA BEPUBMOAI PHOENIX, AKIZOXA, FKIDAY MOKX1XG, 3IAKCII 4, 1904. roi i:ti:i:ntii yi:ak. vol. xiv. no. ,:ur E AEIZ V THE WAR DRAGS Russia Favored by Meager! News of Yesterday JAPANfSf DHTICULIILS i m.i tli. . , , ...... t ! If f,nttiiB0(tapr h VnU Point in! fcailheru 'fa T Strtgl flat i .. 114 tK Ifitit f Brin.mc f U ef t r reirer Together. i r I 'if Hi. en ! : ii! ii ..J- ! .. t. - !: u:.. .1.1 r nvn - 1 r. I I . i 1 v i . i t : i.. i ' I i.r to ' It : : e e !. t i OSTRICH FARM Capital Additicn NOW OPEN. Jify ;i7atitic Ostriches, beautiful display of Ostrich boas, plumes, fand, ftc.. ut i' od je-ers' prices. West end of Washington street car line. 0 AIlUUbcrUKSALli due of the most attractive and handsome residences in Phoenix. Conveniently situated on ear ,'ii.e: with extensive ground-', beautiful shade trees, good stable'. All modern conveniences; interior finished in hardwood. The owner being desirous of disposing of this property at once, has placed a price thereon far below its actual value and cost, making the same an exceptional bargain. Only a small cash payment necessary, balance on time. For full particulars ap-ply to. ft DWIGBT B.0EAJ.D denier ana Mojms ciiieec m MEN'S Suits Cleaned, Pressed and Repaired Prompt WorK. Right Prices. STAR DYE WORKS. 23 S. First Ave. Phone Red 533. i'"rT I TK it i.liir-ii of the gulf of Liad Tun?, thus l.iot.x ting the right liank and rear for. r 011 the Manchuria railroad from tilt- J llMIII-H1 ;l !'!'. COALING STATIONS. Announcement by France that She Will Cade None to the Russians. Tarix. Mnrrh 2. It is authoritatively 1 1 to iti -l that France has not beeii ipj ioai !.- ! to iPil nny islands to Kus- for us. im o;'l!ii? mauons ny - I i'Iit whep she ends her Kaitie i n the lif e.Tt. '.oi'M Kti-ii-ia ri-ii-t this, it will il. nif.J a' iii-Ii .action is rega riled as ,.,..,, ,., ,,. ut..,lit. To ;.h..w ... e'x pi: .oe to remain neutral, it i i-'int.'l out Hi..! Italia lias a oai a -o it Vi'lel r. im Ik1, near Nice, hilt 1 1 ti i i. ii steps an- not nllov.cel to us-' li. M.ilion rm In time of pe.,ce. THE RED SEA GUARDED. i.i.. Van 'I -Aiiv't es tece-iv-d f i ii i St. 1 "ft .-rshiii V. today Hay 1- ltl.lt lit w ; Wit i i ii' ; I., -I-.: ; ,i!er fit- Mt'tiT io .omiiai in li-.jii I.I-- :-'iii:i'lrnii in 111-f..i th- part- of wait-hill.; ,i,ir i-i h i irl to ciipiiii'i in. ii,,-. c. . Italian 1 of war. B0M0 T"'..i.. ! t .f tl THROWING AT SEOUL. .M.irfh -No Intrigue on th- it : 1 1 1 1 at Soul a.Minst ;n in of tl Japanfso-Kotvan t.. ..lii iTiai.-.i in the throuS.itr irl n a- lf ic-iiih jn of thefor-m:.i.t.-r aril hi. !.-i-iary wr!y to :. i. r. .!;:;. tno-i in;;. They c ipod T AN CXPARTF HEARING. Nhk.j.-.iM. March -..The naval pri:e iiiini i;i M'iiii : i S.it-ebo ye;tord"iy I upheld the ! uality of the capture by i ruisiM-s of the merchant I sensation of the proceedings today be-Ai ; j;i. Mi.kJ-n. .Michael. fos e the senate committee on privileges .! tin- v! . tiers Nicola I a;t.l ! and elections. l-.on, t H it 1 ;iie 1 ::ullir. JAFAN LOSSES. t..v. March 3. it I. reported a J.it'l'.ac. e ste tnier. tile w !:! h is t known, was VI.. !iu l..-r Ih. i l.:if: i o ill II' . hi' e.i ,! Japan on l"eir;iary or 1 r v. ay to Won San . i.!i .i I of rice. v. .t:n .-ses of t he Arthur have Just naval liijh! at lived here. t 1 ! 'I I.. y de. la:.- that Ih- losses of tne - I J. p.u.. sr to February r.lh were ' ' '" i fii e'er liiiii had been admitted in :Vl-MJ'I j ), f,.l-.! newspapers. I '. ad ii'ion to the li , e strain-rs sunk '" ''' i !l.-y y.i.v that live torpedo bo il d-S'rey- " ' " ni.f K'-'l .:t u:i'i two torpedo boats ' : i fe put i lit i.' ai'.lin and Sevent en i ' ' linis ho daii.ag-d that thy Will !e- '"lo...... . xteni-.e repairs. !'. o ! WESTERN COAL STRIKE l Is Rumored That It Is About To Be Abandoned. r. C. tod. it:, it do., March 3 A report was ty that the ptrik- of the in the southern Colorado was about to he .-cttled. has been impossible to ctv.flrm he rumor and cordlictir.g opinions are prevailirrrr Ir. the- distiiet as a dispatch to th--- Now?, whi shov. n j:i I h siys: I "Harry sfik- in Housfi l 1. in charge of the the absence of Executive! i re.ir.itteemart Fairley at Indianapolis, states that the strike will never y exiled eff. Win. Waidjohn. a union Ieuiir a!se rayp. 'It is not within our power to call off the strkdi and if it is ever tailed off. It will be by those who brousht it about. Py this I mean the miners thegnselveH who went on strike after taking a wte on the ejues-tion."See retary Kahling. cf the Spoils lo- al union. United Mine Workers of Atr.etica, said today he thought the strike would be called off soon. A drhgation of union miners from Eagle c am'' to Trinidad and askeel that the strike be deduted off so that they could go to work. Several ofli-cets etf district No. la. United Mine Workers of America believe th.' strike will be tailed off, as also do hundreds of rninci". It is believed that, thp sttike cannot be calle.i off unless Iresidvr,t Mitchell, of the United Mir.i; Workers of America, gives his consent. o- VIOLENCE OF THE WiND Repctts From the Hurricane Which Swept Colorado. Denver. Colo., March .T. related re ports of damage by wind yesterday and lat night are being received from southern Colorado and northwester". Texas. In the Texus panhandle a hur-ihance blew freight cars off the Lack nnd damaged ranch buildings and fences. A Colorado & Southern pass-mger train was brought to a standstill, being unable to pro eed against the wind. t Weston, Colo., near Trinidad, a large number of stacks we.'-? demolished and contents strewn over the country. At Florence, Colo., a number of oil derricks wer? prostrated. The Union Oil company was th:t heaviest loser. The top of one of its huge oil tanks were blow n off and sand and dirt were mixed with the oil, rendering it unfit for use. The tallest stack on its new refinery and boiler house connected with the refinery was wrecked. Several buildings in the town of Florenc-- were badly damaged. Telephone poles from Colorado Springs clear to the southern line were blown oor, incapacitating the long distance-service.Considerable other damage was dor.e i.i other places along the eastern slope. RESISTING A TAX. Shanghai, March 3. A dispatch from Cheng Chow, in the province of Kuich-011, announces that a rebellion has broken out against the Boxer indemnity tax. The sub-nrefect's resilience 1 was looted yesterday. A DAMAGING DAY Protestants Against Smoot Score a Point 0BED1ENCET0THECHURCH Whose Head Confesses to the Practice of Polygamy add Kis Willingness to TaKe Chances With the Law Rather Than Desert His Plural Families- Waphlnnir.r.. March 3. Attortioys for tlio iiroti'slniiin in th" Snmot invi.-iti- Katiott t.nlay said thry iaU-nded lo piov.' that tln- ilcfntnlant is associated v.ith. an organization which iiracth cs l olysaitiy and onnivfs at vi ilatimi of law. that Ids very vote as a senator of tile I'nitt'd StuUs is subject to the wish and command of the Mormon church. President Joseph F. Smith confessed that he himself had continued to cohabit with his plural family since the manifesto of 1SM0. and that he realiz- d fully that he was violating- the stat? laws. Mr. Smuh also testified that Heed Smoot tried to get the con-pent of his associate apostles in the c hurch before he could become a 'candidate for senator. The confession cf Smith was the Smith taid the mnnifesto of 1S50 had left him and others with plural fuinilies in the unf.-ttunate situation of being compelled to defy the law or desert their families. For himself, he had preferred to "iakj chaiu es with the lav"ra.th:r than disgrace himself and degrade his family by abandoning his wives and the children they had borne him. He ad mitted he had had children by all of his five wives since the manifesto, and he said he had acknowledged them opei.ly without interference, or disturbance fioni the people of I'tah. h;ni he Fpoke of as liberal and broad-minded. The defendant will take the witness- Fland tomorrow. AFTER THE REC6RD. Topeka, Kas.. March 3. Charles rrpaldiug. one of the firm eif Spalding brothers of Chicago, sportiitg gooiis Imoriiing en route to San Antonio, (Texas. j Mr. Spalding was railed to San An- I to 1 io h' the mm Sous illness of a t eia- ! tiv. it is exuected that r.is special I iv HI l.,-....!. .,11 r,..r,,:-a fn, - ..-e tln k.vn.v .vv.j,.-, i u i ia.-k lillie ue tween Chicago and San Antonio. R'JN THROUGH BLIZZARDS. San Antonio, Tex us. March 3. Chas. Sp.iulding arrived here tonight in a stt-c-ial train to reach tre bec-ide of his dying mother. The d'stance is I3i,5 miks and w;s made through Llizza.''d c"ii(!:l!ons in ..2 hours and 30 minutes, Mr. Sp::Idirg arrived .inst as his mcjth- er began to r;uiy from her illness. PAYINC FOR THE CANAL. New York Depositors Informed That the Government Needs FVIoney. Warhingtcn, March . The secretary of the treasury today called upon on the eleposttory banks in N:-w Yo. k for ;t elejiosit of twenty per cent of their government hoidings in the sub-treafury, ihe money to be turned over to J. P. Morgan & Company the financial representative f,f the republic of Panama, on account of the Panama canal pure ho This will aggregate about $3,Cc".0(i0, the remaining $2,000,000 to b? taken from the sub-treasury. L'pon further consideration th? exact trims of the treaty with the republic of Panama it has -been determined by th"? government to make the payment of S10.O00.OO0 to that country e nd the payment of SlO.eVil ,000 to the Pan ama Canal company, at Paiis. at the pome time. The banks, therefore, will make their returns about March 23. o COLORADO MURDER TRIAL Supposition That Attorneys for Defense Were Scared Out of Case. Akron. Cole., March 3. A special venire of one "hundred men wai exhausted todav without getting a jury in the Meenar. 'murder e ase, in whic'-i seveicl members cjf the Irwin andTut-tl-? r.milics, wealthv cattlemen, are accused of assassinating Joseph Meenan, a, rancher. Ur. willingness to convict on circumstantial evidence was the test applied to each talesman, the court holding that this was sufficient cause for a challenge. Another venire of one hundred was ordered. Two attorneys for the defense have withdrawn from the case. This caused a report to be circulated that their lives had been threatened because of statements made in ope ring the case. This they both deny, however. In a pistol duel several years ago. Me-ena.n killed a member of IrwinV- family. About o year ag Meenan's bullet ridden body was found or. the open prairie. DAMPED ICE. Toledo, Ohio, Lies Between Two Great Gomes. Toledo. O., March 3. Toledo is tonight bottled up between two great Ice gorges. The water in the Maumee river, in the heart cf the city, is seven feet above mean level tonight and is stationary. At the mouth of the river there is an ice gorge, which it is believed extends for six miles and is backed by ice three feet thick on Lake Erie. Thi3 Is holding water -jack in the city. There is yet a greater volume of water above the city, which is being held by a series of gorges. One is at Ccttonwood Island and another at -Grand Uapids. The latter extends in both directions from that place as fur as the eye can reach. Water there is twenty-six feet alxive normal and the entire town is inundated. THEY WERE AFTER HIM. The Motive For a Montana Herder's Crime. Sheep Hillings, Mont., March 3. Will Fclnvink was almost instantly killed and his wife, Mary Schwitik. probably fatally shot by John White. sheep herder here today. Mr. White says nothing regarding the motive for the shooting except that "those parties were after him." The shooting occurred in a lodging house. Many shots were fired, only two took effect. A STAGNANT MARKET A Movement in StocKs Too Slight to be Seen. New Vork, March S. Today's stock market was as stagnant as a pond without iniet or outlet. It was only in stocks of ti minor grade, u.-ually obscure in the market, that movements' were distinguishable at all. STOCKS. Atchison, C:,; do pfd.. N. J. Central, 153; & O., 29'4 ; St. Paul. ,r r. o'j . "" ' , I Pfd., 54: do 2nd pfd.. 23A; Krte. 23; M:nhattan, Metron aiitan 1141 Missouri Pacific. Vi: N. V. Central. 11V,: Penna., 113: St. L. S. F. 2nd rfd.. 4214; So. Pacific, 43ys; Union Pacific. Anial. Copper, 46: Sugar, 126'; : Anacond:, C4: V. S. Steel, 11, do ;Md., r.G'4; W. U., 57?i. SONDS. S. Kef. 2-s., rc?., 30a; coupon 105'i; reg., l'if. coupon. lOC'i; new 4-s., am! coupon. .'.2'i: eld 1-s.. rg., ; coupon, 107 1-?. 3-s.. rog. lot;1" METALS. New York, Mereh f. Copper c'oscd uncl-.an-ged at tr6 F?. for spot and fa.. ; 15s. for futures on The London market.! The charred body of an unknown locally copper was eiuiet. Like, clee-jiny .;ts found on the prairie so dis-ti; lytic and casting were quoted at figured as Pi make idenrifu-atioii im- 12 2C o 12.30. Lead advanced 2s. (W.. to f",2 in London anl was firm hre at 4X01 4. G7i. Spelter was unchanged at i2i 2s. CI. in London and at r.0"..T.ir, in the local market. rir silver, McKican dollars, 4" VI- WOOL AND HIDES. New York, Alnrch 3. Hides and wool, firm. GRAIN. Chicago. March 3. Abandonment cf biv; rines of wheat to;!ay resulted in a break of four cents in the price of May delivery, and tnree and one-half to i five-eighths cents in July. May wheat opened higher at 1.00?1.COU. advanced to 1.00-?i. dropped to I'll'' and closed ar 97. May TC-rp. opened at ao'yiiSli. an! after selling up to 5.3V.. declir?d to 52'j and cloe?d at 32H- May oat? opened at -'2-'iifi42,,-A. ranged between iOVA'' 2Vi and crlosed at I0!T 40n. CATTLE AND SHEEP. Chieoso. March 3. Cattle, receipts. 3.300 st:-ady to sttcng. Good tr: rriir.e steers, 3.0013.75; poor to medium, .l.'Oti' 4.90: stockers and feeders. 2.3014.2,3; cows. I.r.0fi4.00; hrifeis, 2.00ft 4.30; can-n?rs. l.r.Ofi 2.50; bulls, L'.00f?4.10; calves. 3.00f? C.75; Texas fed steers. 4.00ft 4.7:. j Sheep, receipts, lS.O'O: steady toj siror.g. lames strong, oooa iu ci..ic wetherr. 4.23t4.45: fair to choice mixed. 3.304.23: western shi'ep, 2.73ff 3.33; native lamb?, 4. .30 fan. 7.3; western lambs, i.73fi 3.90. o SHOT BY A CRANK. Who Ran Amuck in the War .nent Building. Depart - Washington. March 3 -Uobert Man - r.Zng. a messenger in tne war depart ment,, was today attacked by a crank,: and shot in the back. The assassin was quickly overpowered and disaimed. Manning's wound is believed to be serious. The shooting occurred in the mail and record division of the adjutant general's office. The name nt the man, shown by the papers taken from him. is Ym. J. O'Prien, a discharged soldier of the United States snd he was under treatment at St. Eliazbeth's asylum. He entered the department. announced that he was dissatisfied with his dis- charge, nourished a revolver and com- rr.enced shooting. In additicn to shoot- ins Manning, a. shot also took effect in the le't arm of Arthur Wicker, a clerk. Another shot also bareiy misred Miss Emma Sexton, also a clerk. FOR ANOTHER TERM. Renomination or Republican Candidates For Congress. Coffevville, Kas., March 3. The re publicans of the Third Kansas district today renominated Congressman Philip P. Campbell, and adopted resolutions endorsing Roosevelt. AN INDIANA DISTRICT. Shelbyville. Ind.. March 3. The republican convention of the Sixth district today renominated Congressman James E. Watson, and instructed delegates for Presielent Roosevelt. CASHIER SENTENCED. Waco, Texas. March 3. John P. Cooper, formerly cashier of the Citizens National bank of McGregor. Tex.. recently elosed by the national bank examiner, was today convicted cf eir-bezzlement and given five years in the federal penitentiary. A WINTER FIRE Kansas and Oklahoma Prairies Fearfully Swept MANY LIVES BURNED OUT The Country Ravaged Throughout a Wide Area in Which Not a House Is Left The Flames Urged on by a Furious Hurricane. (.klahoma, O. T., March 3. Driven by a terrific gale from the north, whic h reached a velocity of :0 miles an hour, a prairie fire swept over Ta.UUO acres in t". inanche county last night, inflicting damage estimated at $KUK)'l. The city of Law ton was saved by extreme effort, wljile many farm houses were consumed. Kiowa county was also visited by a prairie fire during the storm, while damage is reported from all over the southwest part 'of the state. The loss from wind and fire is reported to date to aggregate $203, (XXI. The fire was started near the Wichita file waf started near the Wichita mountains on the military reserve, and during the afternoon had gained such headway that when it crossed into the settled country, it could not be checked. At 10 o'clock the wind suddenly shifted and a fearful gale swept down from the north, with the velocity of a hurricane. In a few minutes the coun- try for miles was in an atmosphere of S.L KtrilV an, WJnlirfr JIS stifling smoke and blinding sand, as the flames, mad with the fury of the wind, swept down upon the settled country and towns to the south. Homes were hurriedly abandoned by settlers and stock was turned loose while all sought safety in flight. How many persons have met deith in attempting to escape the flames will not be known until the burned district is explored by relief parties, which have be'-n sent out from Lawton, Ho-bart. Fort Sill and Anadarko. Two fatalities are already repotted front Law ton. Dr. Harmon, whoe body was found in a barn, was caught while trying to save his horse. possible. For many mil's not a house ia left standing, whiie reports from Liwum stale that the magnitude of the calamity increases as details arrive. More than a thousand people are homeless and p?nniless. and many are in need f modical r.ttention. A KANSAS DISASTER. ' Hill City, Krrs., March 3. A prairie-fire that swept across this city did damage to J 10,000 or more. Large numbers rf people sought refuge on the banks of Solomon river during the fire, and seme of them narrowly escaped being burned 'to death. There were several fires covering a wide range of country. Ia almost every instance the fires were caused by people burning stuh-Ll" and pasture land. The high wind came unexpectedly, and the fires were beyond control in a short time. Many narrow escapes from death are reported, but as far as known, only one. person, Frank MeGrew, of Bird City, was burned to death. No estimate is made of the aggregate damage, but it is very high. It took the mcst desperate efforts on the part of the Gypsum Oily people to prevent the town from burning. Grsar damage to farm buildings, stock ar.d grain is reported from Culver. Lincoln. Colbert, Marquette. Ellsworth. Kancp." lis, Graham. Eilis, P.us-reli. Lakin, Hill City, Concordia and other places. In Lincoln county a fire cut n swath, two miles wide and ten miles lo'-.g. Similar reports were received from ether counties. Saiina, Kas.. March 3. TU-pt-rts cf msny serious prairie fires aided by the high wind in this section and west of here are coming in At Hill City In the extreme western part of the (-.(ito t?Ti i-niu-lliMic 4il -i to til not jysm, fiftv builjings aVe rep0lted j destroyed. There ate instances cf many persons being seriously burneel. A later report from Hill City sa s tSie loss is SIO.'hXI, but no lives weie lost. A STRANGE ABSENCE. Prominent Kentucky Coal Operator Suddenly Disappears. Owensboro. Ky., March 3. Guy M. Drane, a prominent coal operator, ha- been missing since February IS and his family is deeply concerned for hi:: sa fety. i Dane left Jackson. Miss., for Owens- jj01 0 Thursday. February IS. and until today no trace of him has been di covered. Today it was learned that Februaw 19 he appeared at the home of Mrs.'w G. Harwick. a distant relative. Mrs. Hardwick says he only remained at her house a few minutes, and that while there he seemed greatly excited.The following day two persons sa.v Deane going toward the railroad station. Since then nothing has been seen or heard of him j Deane is connected with several of the best known business concerns in I the state. His business partners say ! Vila Pn-iiifril .if-ii.-c ') : -rt i m irt.) r-n,,- dition. WIDOW LOSSES $1,000 IN A CAR. Reading, Pa., March 3. Mrs. Jennie Kantner, a young widow, left home j this morning to deposit $1,000 in bank jt'nut she had received as insurance. i.She had the cash in large notes in r chatelaine bag and in leaving, a crowded street car the bag was swept from her side and lost. The car had already started when she missed her bag. Siu hailed the car and ran after it. Th conductor helped in the search, but the ' bac could not be found. P EN N SYLVAN IAN FLOOD. Warning Sent Through Western Pa-t of State. Pittsburg, Pa., March 3. Pittsburg is threatened with another great flood. According to a warning sent out today by the local forecaster, the rise will come suddenly. From all points in Western Pennsylvania come reports of torrential rains and Hoods. In Pittsburg the streets were flooded to a depth of three feet In many places by a heavy down fall and scores cf plants here and at nearby points were forced to suspend on account of the rapid rise of water. All the Finall streams in Western Pennsylvania are out of their hanks, bridges are swept away and many small buildings carried down stream. Swollen by the downpour of a night. the Monongahela and Allegheny livers , started to lis" abr.ut 9 o'clock thisj morning and at midnight l;rj.l risen ten feet and was st ilKi isinj,- at the rate of' t hrt-.t-tenths of a fool :n hour. The I damage will lie heavy. A tw T'iy-e:jrhr j ft ot ftage is predicted at iv on torn ir-iv, v,'. The Weslinghouse F.lectrie and Manufacturing company of I''asburg and ir.e yvesungnouse Air HraKe company Mimei fiirg, weieiorceu to suspend j opcrattons, thrown.? more than 9001 skilled men out of work. It Is estimated that the loss to merchants hera will reach at le ft Jl'HJ.OOO. MESSENGER EOY3 ON STRIKE. Chioago. Slareh 3 The sysitem of delivf-ring messages from the main office and substations of the Western I Union Telegraph comutmv was crto- 1 pled completely today, because roc i boy3 quit work in a sympathetic stiik" J extending over the whole city ito foice j the Illinois District Telegraph oovi- I pany. which hires them, to reinal; i seventeen strikin.z mensc-ntrers a the ' Stock Yard station. I A WISCONSIN BLIZZARD. Lacrosse. Wis., March 3. A blizzard ragt-d in this vicinity al! night, the wir.d attaining a velocity here which brok - many windows. The tempertute dropiied forty-five degrees during th nigh;, the thermometer ibis mornin registering zero. ' n KILLED IN A QUARREL. Strasburg. Mo.. March 3. In a .(liar- rel near here today William Stonaker. aged 2.3 vears. a ptoinin-nt e -h:tracte:-'r i years, a ptomrti this piai e. was shot George Ty water. and killed j, REJECTION OE ALL BIDS The Government Unable to Deal With Cement Manufacturers. Washington, March 3. The interior department torlay rejected all bi-.H submitted several days ago for a sup- ' ply of from 130.000 to 5230.0C0 barrels o-, Portland cement to the government for the Salt river irrigation project in Arizona. I The action is the rcsuit of excessive ! prices s:i lfir.it ted by the cement manu-lacturcr?, the ciepartment slating that first-class Portland cement caa b' manufactured at the dam site on Salt river from good materials at hand there for lc-.-;s than $3 a barrel. BOOKEEPtNG, SHORTHAND,TYPE-YRITING-a An J All ERglish Srar.chrS at The Lamson Business College A GOOD WAT C rl Is a source of pleasure to its owner. OUR TIMEPIECES ARE RELIABLE By the way, it's a good time to buy a watcli now, we intend invoicing in a few days. Geo. H. C00K, Jeweler, 1 34 W. Washington St. PHONE, Sea Food for Lent, Game, Chickens, Lobsters, Oysters, Etc. COFFEE AL'S RESTAURANT FORD HOTEL, EUROPEAN AND AMERICAN PLAN. HOSE MOvSE HOSE Every foot of our Double Diamond Cotton, niond Ruober Hose is guaranteed. Prices 1252C. 17V-C and 20c a foot. We are also electric Hose at 22ic a foot. D. H. BURT1S 15 East Washington Street t. THE PHOENIX PHOKN'IK. Paid-up Capital, tl00,0"j0. Suruiua ai.d Undivided Profit. t73,.0. B. B. GAGE. President. T. W. PEMHEP.TON, Vice ITf:dV. H. J. McCLUXO, Cashier. W. F. DO DUE. Assistant Cah!'T. Steel-lined Vaults and Steel Safety De posit Boxes. General ness. Drafts on all principal trftlea of the world. DIRECTORS: E. B. Gage. T. V. Pemherton. F. M. Murphr. D. V Frrr. N. Fredericks. L. IL Chalmers, F. T. Alklre, J. M. Ford. H. J. McCluu. THE PRESCOTT NATIONAL BANK TR PTPOTTV ARIZONA PRESCOTT. ARIZONA Palrt-vip Caoltal. $100,000. Surplus nnd Undivided Profit, t 6 M. MURPHY. President. MORRIS COEDVATER. i? N. FREDERICKS, Cashier. W. C. KRAN 1 N: Ass:tar.t F. M. MURPHY. President. R. K. FREDERICKS. Cashier. Rrocklvn Chrome Steel-l:nea vaui'9 imtinrnt tmn suet eel. Directors F. tcr. John C. Henidon.-F. G. Brecht, D. M. Ferry. It. Look Distnc Telephone No. J GROVER DENIES That lie Ever Had a Colored Guest at the White House A HOUSE PROCEEDING The Member Who Charged Him With Such Act of Hcspi ality Tenders an Apology Senator Hale Objects to the Size of the Naval Bill. Washington. March ?..- In tie today a letter was read fioni he'll-:. (lloVe Cleveland to l;epi-e-siiitati e Wel.b North Carolina deiiyiii? that " ji. .1 Taylor, a negro dined v.ifa him at'tl:- j White House while he w:im cr.-:.ei.t i as c harged by Kepreseiitat i H'-oti o; Kansas, a few days ago. Mr. !.-.. tt promptly offered his apology to th- former president, saying he next-:- before had heard the statement wha tl he made denied. A dise-ussion of the race question 'ol-lowed during which Mr. Williams. minority leader criticised 1'resideur Roosevelt for having Invited ISo .-Washiivron to a peat at his ta' !-. The house passed the Hist:--.: rf Coluirbia appropriation bill and tip the Indian appropriation bill too SPOKE OF EVERYTHING. Washington, March 3. For alt-tort four hours today the senate tvh'l technically engaged on the naval appropriation biii discussed a wide rani.- j of subjects including the policy e.f ih-j United States in the Philippines, iioii I the Russo-Japanese war. The principal ! participants were Messers. Hale. I'..,- Icon. Lodge, Depew, Patter n; Perkins anu Money, j Mr. Hale in charge of the naval bid. i crit ieised the plans of the naval boar 1 ' os tending to an establishment hevoial the r'Tds or the country. Messrs. Iodge. D-pew md Pel kins defended the naval otlicers. Mi. i-vi,;.. declared that a large navy was c-- ! sential to the maimenaiu-e of j.-ae e. Mr. Money said he did net din.-i,!. : ,h lol:'' appropriation. $!-7. i. j carried by the i,;n as exe-esstve in. present policy in the e.ii.-ni. Ii-. ; hov. e el . criticised Iha". policy, as 'i-l I the other tlemoet at ie -a. fake! s. WOMEN DIG UP A STREET. Eiiiid a Eor.fire and Thrr.v Oi.it a Froien Water Main. Leading. Pa.. March 3. Owir.3 ? the gre:U scarcity of plumbers an!: the larg" ntimher of frozen street water pipes a half do::n married v. .-men living iti Ilurch street, secured pi; 1. :;nd shovels tod.;y and Went to -.o,'t in ;i l:o ly. dug up the otree', n-a.I- . Icniiie iil thawed of.', a fio-vi pi,-, t'r.irs seiur.'tig tlie-ir us'.iii! supply e v.'atrr for household purpose?. o COLD WAVE AT KANSAS CITY. Kansas City. Mar. h 2. A .M ,V:.e i1? prevai!:r.g over this part if tie-southwest. the tetni era tin e hivir-g' dropped fifty degrees in sis h :u-s. I: was accomittnie-d by a s'l' elan a-i ij tt'.egiaph wirts end buiiiJin-.-s. . Phoenix. Ariz, meiit. Write for anno nt The Gieat Private Training Sciics! ct the Southwest. RED PHOENIX, ARIZONA. 1231. Oxford ami Ioub!e IM igent.? for the famo.n NATIONAL BANK ARIZONA. 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1 FOR SALE .So. 1 R.t.eh. 4 a.tes I PH! m m . 1 alf.Ifi. M..ii. ..J j v.al- r, f. i. . 1 In live I r M 1 M I.. M.I Ml.. H. iiiai.ir, ll'l N. H M tl, r H. . - L3 1 FOH SALfc. Jer.sey Dairy Hera, dairy outfit, wngons, horses, farm tools, surrey, liotiNehold jjooils, uri'li:i:'t-r can rent ranch, $2u0 a year. Plenty feed. Sells $lriO butter per inoiilli. Pascoe. 110 N. 'enter st. ONA BEPUBMOAI PHOENIX, AKIZOXA, FKIDAY MOKX1XG, 3IAKCII 4, 1904. roi i:ti:i:ntii yi:ak. vol. xiv. no. ,:ur E AEIZ V THE WAR DRAGS Russia Favored by Meager! News of Yesterday JAPANfSf DHTICULIILS i m.i tli. . , , ...... t ! If f,nttiiB0(tapr h VnU Point in! fcailheru 'fa T Strtgl flat i .. 114 tK Ifitit f Brin.mc f U ef t r reirer Together. i r I 'if Hi. en ! : ii! ii ..J- ! .. t. - !: u:.. .1.1 r nvn - 1 r. I I . i 1 v i . i t : i.. i ' I i.r to ' It : : e e !. t i OSTRICH FARM Capital Additicn NOW OPEN. Jify ;i7atitic Ostriches, beautiful display of Ostrich boas, plumes, fand, ftc.. ut i' od je-ers' prices. West end of Washington street car line. 0 AIlUUbcrUKSALli due of the most attractive and handsome residences in Phoenix. Conveniently situated on ear ,'ii.e: with extensive ground-', beautiful shade trees, good stable'. All modern conveniences; interior finished in hardwood. The owner being desirous of disposing of this property at once, has placed a price thereon far below its actual value and cost, making the same an exceptional bargain. Only a small cash payment necessary, balance on time. For full particulars ap-ply to. ft DWIGBT B.0EAJ.D denier ana Mojms ciiieec m MEN'S Suits Cleaned, Pressed and Repaired Prompt WorK. Right Prices. STAR DYE WORKS. 23 S. First Ave. Phone Red 533. i'"rT I TK it i.liir-ii of the gulf of Liad Tun?, thus l.iot.x ting the right liank and rear for. r 011 the Manchuria railroad from tilt- J llMIII-H1 ;l !'!'. COALING STATIONS. Announcement by France that She Will Cade None to the Russians. Tarix. Mnrrh 2. It is authoritatively 1 1 to iti -l that France has not beeii ipj ioai !.- ! to iPil nny islands to Kus- for us. im o;'l!ii? mauons ny - I i'Iit whep she ends her Kaitie i n the lif e.Tt. '.oi'M Kti-ii-ia ri-ii-t this, it will il. nif.J a' iii-Ii .action is rega riled as ,.,..,, ,., ,,. ut..,lit. To ;.h..w ... e'x pi: .oe to remain neutral, it i i-'int.'l out Hi..! Italia lias a oai a -o it Vi'lel r. im Ik1, near Nice, hilt 1 1 ti i i. ii steps an- not nllov.cel to us-' li. M.ilion rm In time of pe.,ce. THE RED SEA GUARDED. i.i.. Van 'I -Aiiv't es tece-iv-d f i ii i St. 1 "ft .-rshiii V. today Hay 1- ltl.lt lit w ; Wit i i ii' ; I., -I-.: ; ,i!er fit- Mt'tiT io .omiiai in li-.jii I.I-- :-'iii:i'lrnii in 111-f..i th- part- of wait-hill.; ,i,ir i-i h i irl to ciipiiii'i in. ii,,-. c. . Italian 1 of war. B0M0 T"'..i.. ! t .f tl THROWING AT SEOUL. .M.irfh -No Intrigue on th- it : 1 1 1 1 at Soul a.Minst ;n in of tl Japanfso-Kotvan t.. ..lii iTiai.-.i in the throuS.itr irl n a- lf ic-iiih jn of thefor-m:.i.t.-r aril hi. !.-i-iary wr!y to :. i. r. .!;:;. tno-i in;;. They c ipod T AN CXPARTF HEARING. Nhk.j.-.iM. March -..The naval pri:e iiiini i;i M'iiii : i S.it-ebo ye;tord"iy I upheld the ! uality of the capture by i ruisiM-s of the merchant I sensation of the proceedings today be-Ai ; j;i. Mi.kJ-n. .Michael. fos e the senate committee on privileges .! tin- v! . tiers Nicola I a;t.l ! and elections. l-.on, t H it 1 ;iie 1 ::ullir. JAFAN LOSSES. t..v. March 3. it I. reported a J.it'l'.ac. e ste tnier. tile w !:! h is t known, was VI.. !iu l..-r Ih. i l.:if: i o ill II' . hi' e.i ,! Japan on l"eir;iary or 1 r v. ay to Won San . i.!i .i I of rice. v. .t:n .-ses of t he Arthur have Just naval liijh! at lived here. t 1 ! 'I I.. y de. la:.- that Ih- losses of tne - I J. p.u.. sr to February r.lh were ' ' '" i fii e'er liiiii had been admitted in :Vl-MJ'I j ), f,.l-.! newspapers. I '. ad ii'ion to the li , e strain-rs sunk '" ''' i !l.-y y.i.v that live torpedo bo il d-S'rey- " ' " ni.f K'-'l .:t u:i'i two torpedo boats ' : i fe put i lit i.' ai'.lin and Sevent en i ' ' linis ho daii.ag-d that thy Will !e- '"lo...... . xteni-.e repairs. !'. o ! WESTERN COAL STRIKE l Is Rumored That It Is About To Be Abandoned. r. C. tod. it:, it do., March 3 A report was ty that the ptrik- of the in the southern Colorado was about to he .-cttled. has been impossible to ctv.flrm he rumor and cordlictir.g opinions are prevailirrrr Ir. the- distiiet as a dispatch to th--- Now?, whi shov. n j:i I h siys: I "Harry sfik- in Housfi l 1. in charge of the the absence of Executive! i re.ir.itteemart Fairley at Indianapolis, states that the strike will never y exiled eff. Win. Waidjohn. a union Ieuiir a!se rayp. 'It is not within our power to call off the strkdi and if it is ever tailed off. It will be by those who brousht it about. Py this I mean the miners thegnselveH who went on strike after taking a wte on the ejues-tion."See retary Kahling. cf the Spoils lo- al union. United Mine Workers of Atr.etica, said today he thought the strike would be called off soon. A drhgation of union miners from Eagle c am'' to Trinidad and askeel that the strike be deduted off so that they could go to work. Several ofli-cets etf district No. la. United Mine Workers of America believe th.' strike will be tailed off, as also do hundreds of rninci". It is believed that, thp sttike cannot be calle.i off unless Iresidvr,t Mitchell, of the United Mir.i; Workers of America, gives his consent. o- VIOLENCE OF THE WiND Repctts From the Hurricane Which Swept Colorado. Denver. Colo., March .T. related re ports of damage by wind yesterday and lat night are being received from southern Colorado and northwester". Texas. In the Texus panhandle a hur-ihance blew freight cars off the Lack nnd damaged ranch buildings and fences. A Colorado & Southern pass-mger train was brought to a standstill, being unable to pro eed against the wind. t Weston, Colo., near Trinidad, a large number of stacks we.'-? demolished and contents strewn over the country. At Florence, Colo., a number of oil derricks wer? prostrated. The Union Oil company was th:t heaviest loser. The top of one of its huge oil tanks were blow n off and sand and dirt were mixed with the oil, rendering it unfit for use. The tallest stack on its new refinery and boiler house connected with the refinery was wrecked. Several buildings in the town of Florenc-- were badly damaged. Telephone poles from Colorado Springs clear to the southern line were blown oor, incapacitating the long distance-service.Considerable other damage was dor.e i.i other places along the eastern slope. RESISTING A TAX. Shanghai, March 3. A dispatch from Cheng Chow, in the province of Kuich-011, announces that a rebellion has broken out against the Boxer indemnity tax. The sub-nrefect's resilience 1 was looted yesterday. A DAMAGING DAY Protestants Against Smoot Score a Point 0BED1ENCET0THECHURCH Whose Head Confesses to the Practice of Polygamy add Kis Willingness to TaKe Chances With the Law Rather Than Desert His Plural Families- Waphlnnir.r.. March 3. Attortioys for tlio iiroti'slniiin in th" Snmot invi.-iti- Katiott t.nlay said thry iaU-nded lo piov.' that tln- ilcfntnlant is associated v.ith. an organization which iiracth cs l olysaitiy and onnivfs at vi ilatimi of law. that Ids very vote as a senator of tile I'nitt'd StuUs is subject to the wish and command of the Mormon church. President Joseph F. Smith confessed that he himself had continued to cohabit with his plural family since the manifesto of 1SM0. and that he realiz- d fully that he was violating- the stat? laws. Mr. Smuh also testified that Heed Smoot tried to get the con-pent of his associate apostles in the c hurch before he could become a 'candidate for senator. The confession cf Smith was the Smith taid the mnnifesto of 1S50 had left him and others with plural fuinilies in the unf.-ttunate situation of being compelled to defy the law or desert their families. For himself, he had preferred to "iakj chaiu es with the lav"ra.th:r than disgrace himself and degrade his family by abandoning his wives and the children they had borne him. He ad mitted he had had children by all of his five wives since the manifesto, and he said he had acknowledged them opei.ly without interference, or disturbance fioni the people of I'tah. h;ni he Fpoke of as liberal and broad-minded. The defendant will take the witness- Fland tomorrow. AFTER THE REC6RD. Topeka, Kas.. March 3. Charles rrpaldiug. one of the firm eif Spalding brothers of Chicago, sportiitg gooiis Imoriiing en route to San Antonio, (Texas. j Mr. Spalding was railed to San An- I to 1 io h' the mm Sous illness of a t eia- ! tiv. it is exuected that r.is special I iv HI l.,-....!. .,11 r,..r,,:-a fn, - ..-e tln k.vn.v .vv.j,.-, i u i ia.-k lillie ue tween Chicago and San Antonio. R'JN THROUGH BLIZZARDS. San Antonio, Tex us. March 3. Chas. Sp.iulding arrived here tonight in a stt-c-ial train to reach tre bec-ide of his dying mother. The d'stance is I3i,5 miks and w;s made through Llizza.''d c"ii(!:l!ons in ..2 hours and 30 minutes, Mr. Sp::Idirg arrived .inst as his mcjth- er began to r;uiy from her illness. PAYINC FOR THE CANAL. New York Depositors Informed That the Government Needs FVIoney. Warhingtcn, March . The secretary of the treasury today called upon on the eleposttory banks in N:-w Yo. k for ;t elejiosit of twenty per cent of their government hoidings in the sub-treafury, ihe money to be turned over to J. P. Morgan & Company the financial representative f,f the republic of Panama, on account of the Panama canal pure ho This will aggregate about $3,Cc".0(i0, the remaining $2,000,000 to b? taken from the sub-treasury. L'pon further consideration th? exact trims of the treaty with the republic of Panama it has -been determined by th"? government to make the payment of S10.O00.OO0 to that country e nd the payment of SlO.eVil ,000 to the Pan ama Canal company, at Paiis. at the pome time. The banks, therefore, will make their returns about March 23. o COLORADO MURDER TRIAL Supposition That Attorneys for Defense Were Scared Out of Case. Akron. Cole., March 3. A special venire of one "hundred men wai exhausted todav without getting a jury in the Meenar. 'murder e ase, in whic'-i seveicl members cjf the Irwin andTut-tl-? r.milics, wealthv cattlemen, are accused of assassinating Joseph Meenan, a, rancher. Ur. willingness to convict on circumstantial evidence was the test applied to each talesman, the court holding that this was sufficient cause for a challenge. Another venire of one hundred was ordered. Two attorneys for the defense have withdrawn from the case. This caused a report to be circulated that their lives had been threatened because of statements made in ope ring the case. This they both deny, however. In a pistol duel several years ago. Me-ena.n killed a member of IrwinV- family. About o year ag Meenan's bullet ridden body was found or. the open prairie. DAMPED ICE. Toledo, Ohio, Lies Between Two Great Gomes. Toledo. O., March 3. Toledo is tonight bottled up between two great Ice gorges. The water in the Maumee river, in the heart cf the city, is seven feet above mean level tonight and is stationary. At the mouth of the river there is an ice gorge, which it is believed extends for six miles and is backed by ice three feet thick on Lake Erie. Thi3 Is holding water -jack in the city. There is yet a greater volume of water above the city, which is being held by a series of gorges. One is at Ccttonwood Island and another at -Grand Uapids. The latter extends in both directions from that place as fur as the eye can reach. Water there is twenty-six feet alxive normal and the entire town is inundated. THEY WERE AFTER HIM. The Motive For a Montana Herder's Crime. Sheep Hillings, Mont., March 3. Will Fclnvink was almost instantly killed and his wife, Mary Schwitik. probably fatally shot by John White. sheep herder here today. Mr. White says nothing regarding the motive for the shooting except that "those parties were after him." The shooting occurred in a lodging house. Many shots were fired, only two took effect. A STAGNANT MARKET A Movement in StocKs Too Slight to be Seen. New Vork, March S. Today's stock market was as stagnant as a pond without iniet or outlet. It was only in stocks of ti minor grade, u.-ually obscure in the market, that movements' were distinguishable at all. STOCKS. Atchison, C:,; do pfd.. N. J. Central, 153; & O., 29'4 ; St. Paul. ,r r. o'j . "" ' , I Pfd., 54: do 2nd pfd.. 23A; Krte. 23; M:nhattan, Metron aiitan 1141 Missouri Pacific. Vi: N. V. Central. 11V,: Penna., 113: St. L. S. F. 2nd rfd.. 4214; So. Pacific, 43ys; Union Pacific. Anial. Copper, 46: Sugar, 126'; : Anacond:, C4: V. S. Steel, 11, do ;Md., r.G'4; W. U., 57?i. SONDS. S. Kef. 2-s., rc?., 30a; coupon 105'i; reg., l'if. coupon. lOC'i; new 4-s., am! coupon. .'.2'i: eld 1-s.. rg., ; coupon, 107 1-?. 3-s.. rog. lot;1" METALS. New York, Mereh f. Copper c'oscd uncl-.an-ged at tr6 F?. for spot and fa.. ; 15s. for futures on The London market.! The charred body of an unknown locally copper was eiuiet. Like, clee-jiny .;ts found on the prairie so dis-ti; lytic and casting were quoted at figured as Pi make idenrifu-atioii im- 12 2C o 12.30. Lead advanced 2s. (W.. to f",2 in London anl was firm hre at 4X01 4. G7i. Spelter was unchanged at i2i 2s. CI. in London and at r.0"..T.ir, in the local market. rir silver, McKican dollars, 4" VI- WOOL AND HIDES. New York, Alnrch 3. Hides and wool, firm. GRAIN. Chicago. March 3. Abandonment cf biv; rines of wheat to;!ay resulted in a break of four cents in the price of May delivery, and tnree and one-half to i five-eighths cents in July. May wheat opened higher at 1.00?1.COU. advanced to 1.00-?i. dropped to I'll'' and closed ar 97. May TC-rp. opened at ao'yiiSli. an! after selling up to 5.3V.. declir?d to 52'j and cloe?d at 32H- May oat? opened at -'2-'iifi42,,-A. ranged between iOVA'' 2Vi and crlosed at I0!T 40n. CATTLE AND SHEEP. Chieoso. March 3. Cattle, receipts. 3.300 st:-ady to sttcng. Good tr: rriir.e steers, 3.0013.75; poor to medium, .l.'Oti' 4.90: stockers and feeders. 2.3014.2,3; cows. I.r.0fi4.00; hrifeis, 2.00ft 4.30; can-n?rs. l.r.Ofi 2.50; bulls, L'.00f?4.10; calves. 3.00f? C.75; Texas fed steers. 4.00ft 4.7:. j Sheep, receipts, lS.O'O: steady toj siror.g. lames strong, oooa iu ci..ic wetherr. 4.23t4.45: fair to choice mixed. 3.304.23: western shi'ep, 2.73ff 3.33; native lamb?, 4. .30 fan. 7.3; western lambs, i.73fi 3.90. o SHOT BY A CRANK. Who Ran Amuck in the War .nent Building. Depart - Washington. March 3 -Uobert Man - r.Zng. a messenger in tne war depart ment,, was today attacked by a crank,: and shot in the back. The assassin was quickly overpowered and disaimed. Manning's wound is believed to be serious. The shooting occurred in the mail and record division of the adjutant general's office. The name nt the man, shown by the papers taken from him. is Ym. J. O'Prien, a discharged soldier of the United States snd he was under treatment at St. Eliazbeth's asylum. He entered the department. announced that he was dissatisfied with his dis- charge, nourished a revolver and com- rr.enced shooting. In additicn to shoot- ins Manning, a. shot also took effect in the le't arm of Arthur Wicker, a clerk. Another shot also bareiy misred Miss Emma Sexton, also a clerk. FOR ANOTHER TERM. Renomination or Republican Candidates For Congress. Coffevville, Kas., March 3. The re publicans of the Third Kansas district today renominated Congressman Philip P. Campbell, and adopted resolutions endorsing Roosevelt. AN INDIANA DISTRICT. Shelbyville. Ind.. March 3. The republican convention of the Sixth district today renominated Congressman James E. Watson, and instructed delegates for Presielent Roosevelt. CASHIER SENTENCED. Waco, Texas. March 3. John P. Cooper, formerly cashier of the Citizens National bank of McGregor. Tex.. recently elosed by the national bank examiner, was today convicted cf eir-bezzlement and given five years in the federal penitentiary. A WINTER FIRE Kansas and Oklahoma Prairies Fearfully Swept MANY LIVES BURNED OUT The Country Ravaged Throughout a Wide Area in Which Not a House Is Left The Flames Urged on by a Furious Hurricane. (.klahoma, O. T., March 3. Driven by a terrific gale from the north, whic h reached a velocity of :0 miles an hour, a prairie fire swept over Ta.UUO acres in t". inanche county last night, inflicting damage estimated at $KUK)'l. The city of Law ton was saved by extreme effort, wljile many farm houses were consumed. Kiowa county was also visited by a prairie fire during the storm, while damage is reported from all over the southwest part 'of the state. The loss from wind and fire is reported to date to aggregate $203, (XXI. The fire was started near the Wichita file waf started near the Wichita mountains on the military reserve, and during the afternoon had gained such headway that when it crossed into the settled country, it could not be checked. At 10 o'clock the wind suddenly shifted and a fearful gale swept down from the north, with the velocity of a hurricane. In a few minutes the coun- try for miles was in an atmosphere of S.L KtrilV an, WJnlirfr JIS stifling smoke and blinding sand, as the flames, mad with the fury of the wind, swept down upon the settled country and towns to the south. Homes were hurriedly abandoned by settlers and stock was turned loose while all sought safety in flight. How many persons have met deith in attempting to escape the flames will not be known until the burned district is explored by relief parties, which have be'-n sent out from Lawton, Ho-bart. Fort Sill and Anadarko. Two fatalities are already repotted front Law ton. Dr. Harmon, whoe body was found in a barn, was caught while trying to save his horse. possible. For many mil's not a house ia left standing, whiie reports from Liwum stale that the magnitude of the calamity increases as details arrive. More than a thousand people are homeless and p?nniless. and many are in need f modical r.ttention. A KANSAS DISASTER. ' Hill City, Krrs., March 3. A prairie-fire that swept across this city did damage to J 10,000 or more. Large numbers rf people sought refuge on the banks of Solomon river during the fire, and seme of them narrowly escaped being burned 'to death. There were several fires covering a wide range of country. Ia almost every instance the fires were caused by people burning stuh-Ll" and pasture land. The high wind came unexpectedly, and the fires were beyond control in a short time. Many narrow escapes from death are reported, but as far as known, only one. person, Frank MeGrew, of Bird City, was burned to death. No estimate is made of the aggregate damage, but it is very high. It took the mcst desperate efforts on the part of the Gypsum Oily people to prevent the town from burning. Grsar damage to farm buildings, stock ar.d grain is reported from Culver. Lincoln. Colbert, Marquette. Ellsworth. Kancp." lis, Graham. Eilis, P.us-reli. Lakin, Hill City, Concordia and other places. In Lincoln county a fire cut n swath, two miles wide and ten miles lo'-.g. Similar reports were received from ether counties. Saiina, Kas.. March 3. TU-pt-rts cf msny serious prairie fires aided by the high wind in this section and west of here are coming in At Hill City In the extreme western part of the (-.(ito t?Ti i-niu-lliMic 4il -i to til not jysm, fiftv builjings aVe rep0lted j destroyed. There ate instances cf many persons being seriously burneel. A later report from Hill City sa s tSie loss is SIO.'hXI, but no lives weie lost. A STRANGE ABSENCE. Prominent Kentucky Coal Operator Suddenly Disappears. Owensboro. Ky., March 3. Guy M. Drane, a prominent coal operator, ha- been missing since February IS and his family is deeply concerned for hi:: sa fety. i Dane left Jackson. Miss., for Owens- jj01 0 Thursday. February IS. and until today no trace of him has been di covered. Today it was learned that Februaw 19 he appeared at the home of Mrs.'w G. Harwick. a distant relative. Mrs. Hardwick says he only remained at her house a few minutes, and that while there he seemed greatly excited.The following day two persons sa.v Deane going toward the railroad station. Since then nothing has been seen or heard of him j Deane is connected with several of the best known business concerns in I the state. His business partners say ! Vila Pn-iiifril .if-ii.-c ') : -rt i m irt.) r-n,,- dition. WIDOW LOSSES $1,000 IN A CAR. Reading, Pa., March 3. Mrs. Jennie Kantner, a young widow, left home j this morning to deposit $1,000 in bank jt'nut she had received as insurance. i.She had the cash in large notes in r chatelaine bag and in leaving, a crowded street car the bag was swept from her side and lost. The car had already started when she missed her bag. Siu hailed the car and ran after it. Th conductor helped in the search, but the ' bac could not be found. P EN N SYLVAN IAN FLOOD. Warning Sent Through Western Pa-t of State. Pittsburg, Pa., March 3. Pittsburg is threatened with another great flood. According to a warning sent out today by the local forecaster, the rise will come suddenly. From all points in Western Pennsylvania come reports of torrential rains and Hoods. In Pittsburg the streets were flooded to a depth of three feet In many places by a heavy down fall and scores cf plants here and at nearby points were forced to suspend on account of the rapid rise of water. All the Finall streams in Western Pennsylvania are out of their hanks, bridges are swept away and many small buildings carried down stream. Swollen by the downpour of a night. the Monongahela and Allegheny livers , started to lis" abr.ut 9 o'clock thisj morning and at midnight l;rj.l risen ten feet and was st ilKi isinj,- at the rate of' t hrt-.t-tenths of a fool :n hour. The I damage will lie heavy. A tw T'iy-e:jrhr j ft ot ftage is predicted at iv on torn ir-iv, v,'. The Weslinghouse F.lectrie and Manufacturing company of I''asburg and ir.e yvesungnouse Air HraKe company Mimei fiirg, weieiorceu to suspend j opcrattons, thrown.? more than 9001 skilled men out of work. It Is estimated that the loss to merchants hera will reach at le ft Jl'HJ.OOO. MESSENGER EOY3 ON STRIKE. Chioago. Slareh 3 The sysitem of delivf-ring messages from the main office and substations of the Western I Union Telegraph comutmv was crto- 1 pled completely today, because roc i boy3 quit work in a sympathetic stiik" J extending over the whole city ito foice j the Illinois District Telegraph oovi- I pany. which hires them, to reinal; i seventeen strikin.z mensc-ntrers a the ' Stock Yard station. I A WISCONSIN BLIZZARD. Lacrosse. Wis., March 3. A blizzard ragt-d in this vicinity al! night, the wir.d attaining a velocity here which brok - many windows. The tempertute dropiied forty-five degrees during th nigh;, the thermometer ibis mornin registering zero. ' n KILLED IN A QUARREL. Strasburg. Mo.. March 3. In a .(liar- rel near here today William Stonaker. aged 2.3 vears. a ptoinin-nt e -h:tracte:-'r i years, a ptomrti this piai e. was shot George Ty water. and killed j, REJECTION OE ALL BIDS The Government Unable to Deal With Cement Manufacturers. Washington, March 3. The interior department torlay rejected all bi-.H submitted several days ago for a sup- ' ply of from 130.000 to 5230.0C0 barrels o-, Portland cement to the government for the Salt river irrigation project in Arizona. I The action is the rcsuit of excessive ! prices s:i lfir.it ted by the cement manu-lacturcr?, the ciepartment slating that first-class Portland cement caa b' manufactured at the dam site on Salt river from good materials at hand there for lc-.-;s than $3 a barrel. BOOKEEPtNG, SHORTHAND,TYPE-YRITING-a An J All ERglish Srar.chrS at The Lamson Business College A GOOD WAT C rl Is a source of pleasure to its owner. OUR TIMEPIECES ARE RELIABLE By the way, it's a good time to buy a watcli now, we intend invoicing in a few days. Geo. H. C00K, Jeweler, 1 34 W. Washington St. PHONE, Sea Food for Lent, Game, Chickens, Lobsters, Oysters, Etc. COFFEE AL'S RESTAURANT FORD HOTEL, EUROPEAN AND AMERICAN PLAN. 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Directors F. tcr. John C. Henidon.-F. G. Brecht, D. M. Ferry. It. Look Distnc Telephone No. J GROVER DENIES That lie Ever Had a Colored Guest at the White House A HOUSE PROCEEDING The Member Who Charged Him With Such Act of Hcspi ality Tenders an Apology Senator Hale Objects to the Size of the Naval Bill. Washington. March ?..- In tie today a letter was read fioni he'll-:. (lloVe Cleveland to l;epi-e-siiitati e Wel.b North Carolina deiiyiii? that " ji. .1 Taylor, a negro dined v.ifa him at'tl:- j White House while he w:im cr.-:.ei.t i as c harged by Kepreseiitat i H'-oti o; Kansas, a few days ago. Mr. !.-.. tt promptly offered his apology to th- former president, saying he next-:- before had heard the statement wha tl he made denied. A dise-ussion of the race question 'ol-lowed during which Mr. Williams. minority leader criticised 1'resideur Roosevelt for having Invited ISo .-Washiivron to a peat at his ta' !-. The house passed the Hist:--.: rf Coluirbia appropriation bill and tip the Indian appropriation bill too SPOKE OF EVERYTHING. Washington, March 3. For alt-tort four hours today the senate tvh'l technically engaged on the naval appropriation biii discussed a wide rani.- j of subjects including the policy e.f ih-j United States in the Philippines, iioii I the Russo-Japanese war. The principal ! participants were Messers. Hale. I'..,- Icon. Lodge, Depew, Patter n; Perkins anu Money, j Mr. Hale in charge of the naval bid. i crit ieised the plans of the naval boar 1 ' os tending to an establishment hevoial the r'Tds or the country. Messrs. Iodge. D-pew md Pel kins defended the naval otlicers. Mi. i-vi,;.. declared that a large navy was c-- ! sential to the maimenaiu-e of j.-ae e. Mr. Money said he did net din.-i,!. : ,h lol:'' appropriation. $!-7. i. j carried by the i,;n as exe-esstve in. present policy in the e.ii.-ni. Ii-. ; hov. e el . criticised Iha". policy, as 'i-l I the other tlemoet at ie -a. fake! s. WOMEN DIG UP A STREET. Eiiiid a Eor.fire and Thrr.v Oi.it a Froien Water Main. Leading. Pa.. March 3. Owir.3 ? the gre:U scarcity of plumbers an!: the larg" ntimher of frozen street water pipes a half do::n married v. .-men living iti Ilurch street, secured pi; 1. :;nd shovels tod.;y and Went to -.o,'t in ;i l:o ly. dug up the otree', n-a.I- . Icniiie iil thawed of.', a fio-vi pi,-, t'r.irs seiur.'tig tlie-ir us'.iii! supply e v.'atrr for household purpose?. o COLD WAVE AT KANSAS CITY. Kansas City. Mar. h 2. A .M ,V:.e i1? prevai!:r.g over this part if tie-southwest. the tetni era tin e hivir-g' dropped fifty degrees in sis h :u-s. I: was accomittnie-d by a s'l' elan a-i ij tt'.egiaph wirts end buiiiJin-.-s. . Phoenix. Ariz, meiit. Write for anno nt The Gieat Private Training Sciics! ct the Southwest. RED PHOENIX, ARIZONA. 1231. Oxford ami Ioub!e IM igent.? for the famo.n NATIONAL BANK ARIZONA. 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